Holy Monday
March 25, 2024
Thought of the day
Cleansing of the Temple
How can we cleanse our own hearts and mind to prepare ourselves to hear Jesus’ teachings?
“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” Matthew 21:15-16
“祭司长和文士，看见耶稣行的奇事，又见小孩子在殿里喊着说，和散那归于大卫的子孙。 就甚恼怒，对他说，这些人所说的，你听见了吗？ 耶稣说，是的，经上说，你从婴孩和吃奶的口中，完全了赞美的话。你们没有念过吗？” 马太福音 21:15-16
During Jesus’s time in Jerusalem, He visited the temple. There, inside His Father’s house, Jesus saw various merchants doing business. Jesus was appalled to see a place of worship being desecrated and turned into a “den of thieves” (Mark 11:17). Speaking with unmistakable authority, He commanded the merchants and moneychangers to leave.
耶稣在耶路撒冷的期间造访了圣殿。在那里——在祂父的神圣屋宇里，耶稣看到各种商人在做买卖。看到神圣崇拜处所被亵渎，变成了「贼窝」（马太福音21：13，耶稣十分震惊。祂以无懈可击的权柄讲话，命令那些做买卖和兑换银钱的人离开。